As Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles addressed the media on Monday, an NFC executive watched remotely with a slew of questions.
Why was this press conference delayed until three days after the Bears had fired head coach Matt Eberflus, the first in-season firing of a head coach in franchise history?
Why did the Bears not fire Eberflus after the Washington Commanders duped the Bears on a Hail Mary, and why did the franchise dismember the leadership group guiding first overall draft pick Caleb Williams’ rookie season, piece by piece?
Why, now, are the Bears reassigning the offensive coordinator spearheading Williams’ recent improvement?
Only three games have elapsed since Chicago fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Now the Bears have promoted Thomas Brown from passing game coordinator to offensive coordinator to interim head coach in less than a month.
The shuffling leaves Williams game-planning with his third offensive coordinator (albeit second play-caller) in just 13 professional games.
This was avoidable.
“In retrospect, if they were considering this, they …